Apple A9X vs Intel Pentium 2030M

Let's find out which one of Apple A9X and Intel Pentium 2030M is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  Apple A9X Intel Pentium 2030M
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  Apple A series Intel Pentium
• Generation
  9 3
• CPU group
  Apple A9/A9X Intel Pentium 2000
• Predecessor
  Apple A8X --
• Successor
  Apple A10X Fusion --

In this block we are going to compare Apple A9X vs Intel Pentium 2030M by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  2.16 GHz 2.50 GHz
• CPU Cores
  2 2
• Turbo (1 Core)
  2.26 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  2 2
• Turbo (2 Cores)
  2.26 GHz No turbo
• Hyperthreading
  No No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal normal
• A core
  2x Twister --

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in Apple A9X and Intel Pentium 2030M along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  Apple A9X Intel HD Graphics (Ivy Bridge GT1)
• GPU frequency
  0.65 GHz 0.65 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.10 GHz
• Execution units
  12 6
• Shader
  384 48
• Max. GPU Memory
  4 GB --
• Max. displays
  1 3
• Generation
  6 7
• DirectX Version
  11.0
• Technology
  16 nm 22 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q4/2012

Let's compare the support of video codecs between Apple A9X and Intel Pentium 2030M. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  No No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  No No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  No No
• VP8
  Decode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode

To choose the best model between Apple A9X and Intel Pentium 2030M you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  LPDDR4-3200 DDR3-1333DDR3-1600DDR3L-1333 SO-DIMMDDR3L-1600 SO-DIMM
• Max. Memory
  4 GB 32 GB
• ECC
  No No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  2.0
• PCIe lanes
  16

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs Apple A9X and Intel Pentium 2030M.

• AES-NI
  No Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for Apple A9X or Intel Pentium 2030M? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  8 W 35 W
• Tjunction max.
  -- 90 °C

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for Apple A9X and Intel Pentium 2030M CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• ISA extensions
  SSE4.1, SSE4.2
• L2-Cache
  3.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 2.00 MB
• Architecture
  A9 Ivy Bridge U
• Technology
  16 nm 22 nm
• Socket
  N/A PGA 988
• Release date
  Q3/2015 Q1/2013

List of devices based on Apple A9X and Intel Pentium 2030M.

• Used in
  Apple iPad Pro (1. Gen) Unknown